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We gauge the mood of the nation and predict the outcome of elections from the perspective of where it matters the most: with voters on the ground.
What is the current state of politics, the electorate, and the nation at large?
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Our innovative presidential election maps and blog offer a snapshot of where things stand and where they are headed in the state-by-state hunt for electoral votes.
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Some statistics—like presidential and congressional approval ratings—are vital for tracking the nation’s political mood.
Others may have a significant impact on voter sentiment, from the price of gasoline to American military fatalities in Iraq. Updated continually, our statistical charts serve as the backdrop for our electoral analysis.
- President-Elect Barack Obama--Approval Rating : Approve: 64.0% Disapprove: 33.0%
- Pres. Bush Job Approval: Approv. 26.0%/Disapprov. 69.2% (poll average)
- US Congress Job Approval: Approv. 14.3%/Disapprov. 75.0% (poll average)
- Direction of Country: Right Track 8.3%/Wrong Track 87.3% (poll average)
- Unemployment Rate: +6.5 (October 2008)
- Payroll Employment: -240,000 (October 2008) -1,200,000 (since Jan 1, 2008)
- Consumer Price Index (CPI): -1.0% (October 2008)
- Gasoline: National Average (Gallon): $1.81 -0.08 (wk ago) -1.25 (yr ago)
- US Military Deaths in Iraq: 4207 (+80 from 7/30/08)
- US Housing Starts: -4.5% (October 2008) Worst Since 1947
- Cable News Ratings (primetime): FNC (Fox) 2.2M/CNN 1.1M/MSNBC 1.0M